There will be new athletic directors at both Palo Alto and Gunn-Palo Alto high schools next school year, school district spokesperson Tabitha Kappeler-Hurley confirmed.

Jason Fung served one year as athletic director at Paly, while Jill Naylor was AD at Gunn for two years. The jobs are posted on the Palo Alto Unified School District”s web site.

Fung issued the following email, submitted to The Daily News by Kappeler-Hurley, to his coaching staff:

“I have spent many weeks thinking about my role here as an AD,” wrote Fung, a Paly alum. “It was a great opportunity for me to experience this job and understand the world of athletics from a different point of view. I wanted to let you all know first that effective at the end of the school year I will be stepping down as athletic director, honing my interest back into the classroom and coaching next year. It has been a hard decision for me to make and one that I have to make with the best interest of me and my family.”

Naylor, a graduate of St. Francis-Mountain View, did not return phone calls and emails from The Daily News.

While Earl Hansen was a longtime AD at Paly before Fung took the job, Gunn has had a handful of athletic directors the past 12 years. Before Naylor, Sarah Stapp (two years), Chris Horpel (four years), Tom Jacoubowsky (two years) and Matt McGinn (two years) served as athletic directors at the school.